Sunday Extra - Full program podcast

About Sunday Extra - Full program podcast

Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.

Publisher

ABC Australia

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Aug 2020

Latest episode

31 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

291 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2026

   Last tricks and second chances: 1 November, 2026

   The leaderless student movement taking over Serbia's government, how Matt Brown turned conversations in his barber shop into a movement to stop domestic violence, and this Halloween marks the 100th anniversary of the untimely demise of escape artist Harry Houdini. Extra Intrigue with Jeremy Dicker talks Venezuela's election and Anthropic's IPO, and on The Year That Made Me, Dr Rose McGready: global authority on maternal malaria and 2026 ACT Australian of the Year.

2. 

   24 Oct 2026

   Hostage families vote, the biography of a disease, and celebrating Sh!t films: 25 October, 2026

   With Israel days away from their first national election since the 2023 October 7 terrorist attacks, how will the hostage families vote? In Germany, the Bundestag held a heated debate on whether it should make a national apology to Namibia for crimes during its colonial era. The story of sickle cell anaemia, caused by a genetic mutation originating in sub-saharan Africa - is so interesting that Kevin Davies has written a biography of the disease. As the US midterms approach, social media misinformation campaigns are targeting voters, and they affect us in Australia, too. Plus, the second Boyer Lecture by associate professor Louisa Lim, the Shot on Sh!t Film Festival dedicated to non-professional cameras, and on The Year That Made Me, star of Bollywood and Playschool, Nicholas Brown.

3. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Hacks, leaks and Suzie Miller's hardest year: 18 October, 2026

   Will the new African Credit Rating Agency level the playing field for the world's poorest nations? What is next for Nepal after August's devastating floods? In the wake of the death of lab worker at a Russian anti-plague institute, should we be worried about lab leaks? And ethical hacker Freakyclown shares lessons from his decades of experience robbing banks (legally). Plus on The Year That Made Me, defence lawyer turned playwright Suzie Miller on the year she didn't think she'd survive.

Who has been a guest on Sunday Extra - Full program podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mary Wareham
• Rebecca Hetherington
• Gill Hicks
• Peter Tesch
• Christopher The

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

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Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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